We're at chapter 8 people! And...umm...I have a feeling all of you are going to get very mad at me in this. Because, this chapter is sort of an intermission of sorts, a little flashy about their father. *Dodges pieces of trash being thrown at him* I know, I know, none of you like him, I agree, but you might reconsider if you hear his side of the story. *hides behind a shield* I guess you could call this a brief intermission between Alle's old life, and his new, hopefully, better life. Anyway, sorry about this, but the next chapter should get back to the twins, I think. Oh, that reminds me, the name if their father will seem familiar to those of you that read, The Prince of Tennis. I didn't know what to name him and I've just started TeniPuri. Anyway please enjoy this chapter, even though it doesn't really do much for the story but give a little background.
Sorry about the seemingly old message from above. I have a whole bunch of chapters typed out...up to 13. I just keep them around before I upload so that I can edit and change things if necessary before the public reads it. Also, for those that don't know, I have gotten into a Creative Writing class at school and have found a lot of flaws in my writing. Stuff that you all may have noticed really, my switching of tenses (switching between using the words, was, were, is; switching from past to present tense) for that I am really sorry. I am trying to correct my writing but it is very hard to write correctly. I absolutely hate editing things and going over/retyping things that I have already done. Either way, I know it took a really long time, but I fell out of the 00 fandom for a brief period of time and I didn't want to touch it and ruin it because I wasn't into it. I'm so sorry! But right now, I'm completely infatuated with the series after I found a volume of the manga at a local bookstore. Needless to say, I bought it and it has become one of my most cherished possessions because 00 is just that AWESOME! Anyway, what was I saying? Oh, yeah! Like I said, I tried to edit this thing, but if there are any mistakes that you wish me to correct please don't hesitate to say so in a review. Also, if you like this story, please review! I need reviews! If you want me to have the will to continue this story you will review. Think of poor little Alle! And there is still LOADS planned for this story. I told you there will be romance and I am not planning to disappoint! Review if you want Alle to fall madly in love with ---, sorry, the name of his love will be revealed in time. And also, Halle will fall in love too! That was my plan from the very beginning! And yes, they will get to play GUNDAM with their new siblings, so cute!
With all that being said, please enjoy! Nerai utsu! ( Lockon's catchphrase)
-Saph
Allelujah and Hallelujah's father is lying on his back on the cold, hardwood floor of their kitchen. He is drunk but he still holds onto rational thought. He thinks back on the days when he was happy, the days where he didn't need booze to get off. He remembers the days when he didn't have a care in the world and he was a happy man. The days before he became this drunken wreck that has to molest his youngest son to get off. There is a reason he only targets Allelujah, he thinks back on it now.
Many years ago...
It is a wonderful sunny day, the birds are singing, the grass is a wonderful shade of green; and the bright yellow sun seems to give its blessing on him as he makes his way out the door.
Everything is looking up for Ryoma Haptism. He is in the prime of his youth, being a young, athletic, and charming university student. He is just going to the courts to hit a few balls when he spots her.
Ai Hanatsuki.
Her name is more than that, she is easy to love and as pretty, no, prettier than flowers or the moon*. She iss the heart-throb of every boy in the school, with her long, green-black hair and grey-blue eyes. She always has a smile on her face and there is always a crowd of girls around her to 'protect' her from the 'perverted' dim-witted boys in the school.
She doesn't seem to mind either way. If a man is brave enough to approach her and talk to her without making a fool of himself she'll smile and hold a small conversation with him, always using her soft, melodious laugh.
She is perfect, she is as good behind the desk as she is on the court. Ryoma is undefeated in tennis matches, he's a rock when it comes to intimidating his opponents; but he will always trip up when he has to play her, or when she is watching, even when he is thinking about her!
Still, it doesn't bother him, he will gladly take the bruises, scraped knees, and humiliation if it means he can see her perfect smile, and hear her wonderful laugh.
He decided on the day he had first seen her, that he would make her his. His lifelong dream changed from being the star player in the tennis nationals to being her loving husband the moment he first laid his eyes on her.
The day finally comes. He has finally saved up enough for a wedding ring.
The delicate box is in his coat pocket as he tugs his shoes on. He will do it today. He will propose to her today.
He feels invincible; nothing can stop him today.
But fate is a jerk and decides to ruin everything.
As soon as he opens the door a loud voice intrudes on his thoughts and sets him on his back on the hard tiles of his doorstep.
"KYAA! RYOMA!!"
The thing that tackled him and ruined his best suit is now lying on top of him with its arms wrapped around his neck, squealing like a deranged fangirl*.
"Wha? Mitsuki? What are you doing here?" Ryoma asks, trying to sit up and untangle her from his neck.
He can't let anything stop him, not today.
"I finally got the okay!" Mitsuki cheers, winking at him.
"Wha?!" Ryoma voices his single thought just as Mitsuki latches onto his arm like a woman on her first date.
Oh, he longs for it to be Ai doing that to him, but instead he is stuck with this woman, the girl that he has been friends with for all his childhood. The girl that he has spent so much time with, the girl that never ceases to get on his nerves with her hyper-active-ness. As all those memories flood through his mind the girl on his arm stares intently at him before jabbing him in the forehead.
"You really forgot, didn't you?" She accuses.
"Forgot? What did I forget?" Ryoma squawks as he sits up and rummages in his pockets. It isn't there. He panics and searches the ground.
There it is!
He picks it up, oblivious to the fact that he is down on one knee. Mitsuki squeals with delight.
"KYAA! And here I am thinking you forgot!" Mitsuki squeals. "YES! YES I WILL!"
Ryoma can only stare bewilderedly at her as the small girl dances around, flailing her arms in the air and squealing with delight.
"Whoa! Slow down, Mitsuki!" Ryoma yells. "What did you think that I forgot?" He asks.
"You mean you really did? But, I thought you would remember! I mean, what's all this?" She gestures to his suit and the ring box. "Don't tell me this is an act? You promised to marry me when we were kids, remember?" Ryoma blinks, still clueless.
"We were playing around when we were kids and you kissed me, remember? Mom saw and joked that you'd have to marry me since you'd already kissed me. And you said you would! You waited three days, three days spent thinking long and hard about how pretty I am." Mitsuki states.
It is all coming back to Ryoma now.
"Mitsuki, that was just a joke by our parents, and what do you mean three days of 'decision making'? It was those three days that I tried to hide from you because of your wrath when I said no. I only said yes after you beat me to a pulp and made me say it, crawling on the floor and being stomped on by you as I said it to your mom." Ryoma tells her.
She latches onto his arm again.
"Still, a promise is a promise!" Mitsuki chirps.
End of flashback...
Present Day...
And with that, Ryoma's life went into a downward spiral, after he was pressured by Mitsuki, now his wife, into having children. And so, giving into alcohol because of his predicament, he slowly started to see Ai Hanatsuki in his second born son, Allelujah Haptism.
Seeing him every day reminded him of the woman of his dreams and how she was ripped from him by the woman he hated so much. Touching his son was like touching Ai, his was girly, he was shy, he was beautiful, and the squeaks he made sounded just as Ryoma always imagined what Ai would sound like.
What he could not do to Ai he does to his son.
The two women in his life are shown through his sons. Allelujah looks like Ai, the girl of his dreams; and Hallelujah's golden eyes are mirror images of the woman that ruined his life. He has the same eyes as Mitsuki.
Although he longs to kill Mitsuki he cannot. The marriage was forced by their parents and he does not want to become a murderer. That is precisely why he takes it all out on his eldest son. That is why he takes Hallelujah and beats him every time he sees him. He can beat him an inch from death and feel no regret.
Hallelujah is a man, so it is not morally wrong. He may be a child but he is Ryoma's own seed so he is Ryoma's to do as he will. They are his possessions and he will treat them however he wishes.
Beating on Hallelujah has other perks as well. The boy fights back and gives Ryoma the satisfaction of knowing that even at the boys hardest he cannot win. Also, Hallelujah has a sense of pride so he will never tell a soul what happens to him. When he goes to school with bandages all over his face, most likely his brother's doing, he never tells. He says he fell, or that he and Allelujah got into a scuffle and that was the best the wuss could do. Either way, Ryoma is safe from a lawsuit and the police because of all this.
End of Ryoma's past.
Tune in next time when we get back to our original story!
Well, that's it for chapter 8. Review and tell me if you liked it, or hated it, or just to tell me to "HURRY UP AND UPLOAD SOMETHING RELATIVE TO THE STORY JACK$$!!" haha! If someone actually did review and tell me that it would be hilarious, it'd be nice to see that much enthusiasm. Anyway, if you want the next chapter then please take a few seconds to review and tell me that. Translations and notes are at the bottom.
*Ryoma-yes, this is the protagonist of Prince of Tennis, aka PoT...which is what the creators must have been on to say that a tennis ball could blow up half a stadium! (seriously, look for Ryoma's last game in the Nationals) Either way, I'm not trying to bash the series or its creators, I love the series and highly recommend it. Either way, I couldn't think of anything for a name for their father and that was the first thing that came to mind. He is in no way affiliated with the Ryoma of PoT asides from the fact that they share the same given name and the same hobby, tennis. He looks nothing like Echizen Ryoma, he's got at least three feet on that little tyke!
*Ai Hanatsuki- I wanted the name to be sort of exaggerated. Ai means love and Hanatsuki means flower moon.
*Beware the horror of the fangirls *shudders*
-Saph